Author Archives: Camron Hoorfar

Claim Survived Bankruptcy, No Final Judgment 

With exceptions inapplicable to the action, appeal is possible only upon final judgment, which is the judgment that resolves all issues as to all parties. That question is for an appellate court to determine without regard to the parties’ or … Continue reading

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Settlement Covered Successive Claim 

Claimant settled an earlier claim for repetitive injury to the “left upper extremity [,]” then made a later claim related to claimant’s left wrist, which the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denied because of the settlement. Claimant challenged that conclusion … Continue reading

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Holdover Plus Payment Equals Renewal of Lease 

Real property lease included an option for lessee to renew, which required lessee’s notice of intent to renew six months before the lease terms’ expiration. After the lease’s expiration, lessee continued to pay, and lessor to accept, rents before lessor … Continue reading

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From markers to face masks, classroom supplies may be tax deductible

Teachers go above and beyond for their students, often buying classroom supplies needed to make learning successful. The educator expense deduction allows eligible teachers and administrators to deduct part of the cost of technology, supplies and training from their taxes. … Continue reading

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U.S. Household Debt Tops $16 Trillion Amid Rising Inflation

U.S. household debt increased to a record $16.15 trillion in the second quarter, driven mostly by a $207 billion jump in mortgage balances, with credit card and auto loan debt also rising as consumers raised their borrowing to deal with … Continue reading

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Worker Classification 101: employee or independent contractor

A business might pay an independent contractor and an employee for the same or similar work, but there are key legal differences between the two. It is critical for business owners to correctly determine whether the people providing services are … Continue reading

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Coinbase Faces SEC Probe on Crypto Listings; Shares Fall

Coinbase Global Inc. is facing a U.S. probe into whether it improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities. The company’s shares fell as much as 9.2%. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s scrutiny of … Continue reading

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CEO of Reality TV Production Companies Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Defrauding Private Lender Out of $2 Million

The CEO of two Hollywood production companies that specialize in reality-television programming was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining a $2 million business loan using fabricated documents and by misrepresenting his companies’ financial … Continue reading

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Ex-Coinbase Employee and 2 Others Charged with Insider Trading of Cryptoassets

Federal authorities filed criminal and civil charges against a former Coinbase employee and two other men in an insider-trading case involving confidential information about cryptocurrency assets that were about to be posted on Coinbase’s exchange. All three of the men … Continue reading

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Ex-Coinbase Employee and 2 Others Charged with Insider Trading of Cryptoassets

Federal authorities filed criminal and civil charges against a former Coinbase employee and two other men in an insider-trading case involving confidential information about cryptocurrency assets that were about to be posted on Coinbase’s exchange. The three men were involved … Continue reading

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